142 • Zips, Three views of the Vitte "Power Pea' "I figured the people at Parker Pens, who make some very fancy writing instruments, didn't parkerize their pens, so why should 1," said Vitte with a laugh. 'I finish each unit with a thin coat of sprayed black polyurethane paint that gives each that real expensive pen look and feel.' The Vitte pengun works about the same as most of the others, consisting of a spring and striker. Vitte said firing